白手空拳 — “To start from scratch”
白手空拳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to start from scratch”. To be empty-handed; to have nothing to begin with.
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白手空拳 Pronunciation and Pinyin
白手空拳 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 白手空拳
他白手空拳，凭借自己的努力和智慧，最终创立了这家成功的公司
He started empty-handed, and through his own hard work and intelligence, he eventually founded this successful company.
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More idioms starting with 白
- bái白dīng丁sú俗kè客Unlettered commoners; boorish people
- bái白yún云qīn亲shè舍missing one's parents, like white clouds over home
- bái白yún云gū孤fēi飞Longing for parents while away from home
- bái白yún云cāng苍gǒu狗worldly affairs change unpredictably
- bái白yún云qīng青shě舍yearn for distant family or hometown
- bái白tù兔chì赤wū乌the moon and sun; passage of time
- bái白dāo刀zi子jìn进，，hóng红dāo刀zi子chū出fight to the death
- bái白huá华zhī之yuàn怨lament of a discarded woman
- bái白fà发dān丹xīn心loyal and true-hearted in old age
- bái白fà发xié偕lǎo老grow old together as a loving couple
- bái白fà发qiān千zhàng丈extreme grief or worry ages one rapidly
- bái白fà发pó婆suō娑flowing white hair
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What does 白手空拳 mean?
白手空拳 (bái shǒu kōng quán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to start from scratch”.
How do you pronounce 白手空拳?
白手空拳 is pronounced bái shǒu kōng quán in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 白手空拳?
形容手中一无所有。